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By the Bird Society of Singapore
Monthly Roundups
October 22, 2023 / October 22, 2023 by raghavnarayanswamy | Leave a Comment
A good variety of species made this the best season for rare migratory shorebirds in recent years, with Asian Dowitcher, Eurasian Curlew, and Broad-billed Sandpiper all being recorded. September is also the month for Swinhoe's Storm Petrels in the Singapore Strait, with a lucky group encountering three birds on the last day of the month.
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Birding Starter Pack ID Articles
October 20, 2023 / October 13, 2024 by raghavnarayanswamy | 2 Comments on Introducing the Visual Guide to Singapore Raptors
Our new, comprehensive Visual Guide to Singapore Raptors will be your best friend as you scan the skies. In this guide, we have plates individually capturing each of Singapore’s 25 (as of writing) non-vagrant raptors, meaning every raptor species which appears more or less annually has its own page, including all residents. The remaining species are also illustrated on a smaller page. We also highlight the other migratory birds which are often seen from raptor watch sites like Henderson Waves on a separate panel.
September 22, 2023 / September 22, 2023 by raghavnarayanswamy | Leave a Comment
August saw the return of the shorebirds and first passerine migrants to our shores.
August 24, 2023 / August 24, 2023 by raghavnarayanswamy | Leave a Comment
The Horsfield's Bronze Cuckoo was a lifer for many birders this July, as it has not been recorded in several years, and for those who missed the Great Slaty Woodpecker earlier this year, the one at Ulu Sembawang seems to be sticking around a lot longer. Unfortunately, the Black-thighed Falconet and White-chested Babbler were less obliging.
Checklist Revisions
July 31, 2023 / December 25, 2023 by raghavnarayanswamy | 1 Comment on Checklist Revision for August 2023
The latest update of our checklist, version 2023-3, has been published. It can be accessed at our Downloads page.
ID Articles Science
July 29, 2023 / July 29, 2023 by raghavnarayanswamy | 2 Comments on Sand plovers in Singapore: two species or three?
Might Singapore have three species of sand plover? It might seem an odd question – we usually only mention the Lesser Sand Plovers, which are pretty common, with the rare Greater sometimes turning up. What’s the third one then?
July 22, 2023 / August 3, 2023 by raghavnarayanswamy | Leave a Comment
A quiet June, as is typical, with continuing sightings of the White-crowned Hornbill and some other uncommon residents.
Science
July 4, 2023 / August 9, 2023 by OkamotoKeitaSin | 2 Comments on Broadbills in Singapore
How many broadbills are there in Singapore? There are two ways to answer the question: there are multiple Black-and-red Broadbill individuals flying around, and there are two species currently on the Singapore Bird Checklist - Black-and-red and Green Broadbill. There actually also used to be three other species of Broadbills in Singapore historically.
June 23, 2023 / August 3, 2023 by raghavnarayanswamy | Leave a Comment
Many birders in Singapore will remember the two flocks of Pied Stilt from this month, appearing almost at the same time, and even landing themselves a spot in the news!
June 17, 2023 / July 27, 2023 by OkamotoKeitaSin | 1 Comment on Checklist Revision for June 2023
The latest update of our checklist, version 2023-2, has been published. It can be accessed at our Downloads page.
